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Eugene Church · 12-26-2008, 03:47 PM

The Islandian Times

Wednesday, October 3, 2001

Tycobbian Union Final Four

Ginza Crushes South Fork 11-4, Wins Series
The Ginza Ninjas wrapped up the Final 4 Series four games to two by crushing the favored South Fork Stallions 11-4 at Jock Ewing Stadium. They will now go up against the Volusia Vigilantes in the Islandian Pro Cup Series. The Ninja hitters shelled South Fork pitching for 16 hits in the finale, headed by shortstop Shinjiro Aoki's (.154) grand slam homer in the second inning that got them off and running. Left fielder Charlie Campbell (.333) went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs. Catcher Howie Mitchell (.278) had three hits and two RBIs and even winning pitcher Kaz Matsumoto (.235) got into the act with two hits and two RBIs. Matsumoto (3-1 2.20) went the route, gave up eight hits and four runs with nine strikeouts and two walks. Third baseman Glenn Holliday (.280) and shortstop Bobby Riley (.341) each batted in a pair of runs for the Stallions. The loss went to Ken Conner (2-2 4.94), who was pounded for five runs in less than two innings. South Fork's vaunted mound staff never lived up to expectations.

The BNN writers picked Ginza as the sixth-best club in the playoffs. They looked the part in the first three games of the playoffs. Ginza lost them all and was within one game of elimination. The Ninjas bounced back from a 3-0 deficit and took the Elite 8 round from division-winning Fairfax, winning the last four games. And in the Final 4 they had to beat the overall favorite, the South Fork Stallions. Now Ginza will go for the IPA's biggest prize, the overall league championship, and play the Volusia Vigilantes for the Islandian Pro Cup.

The V's were not highly-rated either. The BNN experts picked them as the seventh-best team in their poll. In the opening round Volusia topped the RU South Division champ, the fourth-ranked Marston Nine, 4 games to 2 by taking the last three games of the series. In the Final 4 the Vigilantes ran up against a red-hot Far Mountain Redhawk team, rated the fifth best in the BNN poll and fresh off a sweep of the number two pick, the Forest City Lumberjacks. But Volusia prevailed 4 games to 2 to move ahead to the IPA Pro Cup Series.

12-26-2008, 03:47 PM	#637
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	The Islandian Times Wednesday, October 3, 2001 Tycobbian Union Final Four Ginza Crushes South Fork 11-4, Wins Series The Ginza Ninjas wrapped up the Final 4 Series four games to two by crushing the favored South Fork Stallions 11-4 at Jock Ewing Stadium. They will now go up against the Volusia Vigilantes in the Islandian Pro Cup Series. The Ninja hitters shelled South Fork pitching for 16 hits in the finale, headed by shortstop Shinjiro Aoki's (.154) grand slam homer in the second inning that got them off and running. Left fielder Charlie Campbell (.333) went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs. Catcher Howie Mitchell (.278) had three hits and two RBIs and even winning pitcher Kaz Matsumoto (.235) got into the act with two hits and two RBIs. Matsumoto (3-1 2.20) went the route, gave up eight hits and four runs with nine strikeouts and two walks. Third baseman Glenn Holliday (.280) and shortstop Bobby Riley (.341) each batted in a pair of runs for the Stallions. The loss went to Ken Conner (2-2 4.94), who was pounded for five runs in less than two innings. South Fork's vaunted mound staff never lived up to expectations. The BNN writers picked Ginza as the sixth-best club in the playoffs. They looked the part in the first three games of the playoffs. Ginza lost them all and was within one game of elimination. The Ninjas bounced back from a 3-0 deficit and took the Elite 8 round from division-winning Fairfax, winning the last four games. And in the Final 4 they had to beat the overall favorite, the South Fork Stallions. Now Ginza will go for the IPA's biggest prize, the overall league championship, and play the Volusia Vigilantes for the Islandian Pro Cup. The V's were not highly-rated either. The BNN experts picked them as the seventh-best team in their poll. In the opening round Volusia topped the RU South Division champ, the fourth-ranked Marston Nine, 4 games to 2 by taking the last three games of the series. In the Final 4 the Vigilantes ran up against a red-hot Far Mountain Redhawk team, rated the fifth best in the BNN poll and fresh off a sweep of the number two pick, the Forest City Lumberjacks. But Volusia prevailed 4 games to 2 to move ahead to the IPA Pro Cup Series. Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-26-2008 at 03:58 PM.